Clerk

Clerk Organizations API

Organizations are used to group members under a common entity and provide shared access to resources.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 11

GET /organizations Get a List of Organizations for an Instance #
POST /organizations Create an Organization #
GET /organizations/{organization_id} Retrieve an Organization by ID or Slug #
PATCH /organizations/{organization_id} Update an Organization #
DELETE /organizations/{organization_id} Delete an Organization #
PATCH /organizations/{organization_id}/metadata Merge and Update Metadata for an Organization #
GET /organizations/{organization_id}/billing/subscription Retrieve an Organization's Billing Subscription #
GET /organizations/{organization_id}/billing/credits Retrieve an Organization's Credit Balance #
POST /organizations/{organization_id}/billing/credits Adjust an Organization's Credit Balance #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
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APIReference
https://clerk.com/docs/reference/backend-api
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GettingStarted
https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/overview
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Authentication
https://clerk.com/docs/backend-requests/making/jwt-templates
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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs
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Documentation
https://clerk.com/docs/webhooks/overview

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/openapi/clerk-com-organizations-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SpectralRuleset
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/clerk-com/refs/heads/main/rules/clerk-rules.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

clerk-com-organizations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Clerk Backend Organizations API
  x-logo:
    url: https://clerk.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimages%2Fclerk-logo.svg&w=96&q=75
    altText: Clerk docs
    href: https://clerk.com/docs
  contact:
    email: support@clerk.com
    name: Clerk Platform Team
    url: https://clerk.com/support
  description: 'The Clerk REST Backend API, meant to be accessed by backend servers.


    ### Versions


    When the API changes in a way that isn''t compatible with older versions, a new version is released.

    Each version is identified by its release date, e.g. `2025-04-10`. For more information, please see Clerk API Versions.


    Please see https://clerk.com/docs for more information.'
  version: '2025-11-10'
  termsOfService: https://clerk.com/terms
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/clerk/openapi-specs/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.clerk.com/v1
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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